Xiang River basin

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The Xiang River basin is a major river system in southern China that drains much of Hunan Province and has long been a vital corridor for agriculture, transport, and regional culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
climate humid subtropical climate
containsCity Changsha
Chenzhou
Hengyang
Xiangtan
Yongzhou
Zhuzhou
country China
culturalRegion Xiang culture
culturalRole cradle of Hunan culture
drainedBy Xiang River
linked to: Xiang River basin
economicRole industrial corridor
transport corridor
environmentalIssue flood risk
heavy metal contamination
industrial wastewater discharge
water pollution
flowsThroughRegion Xiangjiang River Valley
linked to: Xiang River basin
hasFloodControlInfrastructure levees
reservoirs
hasMajorTributary Chongling River
linked to: Lian River

Lei River
Lian River
Mi River
Xiangshui River
Xiao River
hasMouthNear Dongting Lake
linked to: Lake Dongting
historicallyUsedFor grain transport
inland shipping
timber transport
historicalRegion Xiangjiang River basin
linked to: Xiang River basin
languageRegion Xiang Chinese
locatedIn Hunan Province
southern China
majorRiverSystemOf Hunan Province
managedBy Hunan provincial authorities
partOf South China river systems
Yangtze River basin
linked to: Yangtze River
primaryUse agriculture
freshwater supply
hydropower generation
inland navigation
subjectTo monsoon rainfall
supportsCrop aquaculture
cotton
rapeseed
rice
tributaryTo Yangtze River

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Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing Empire partOf Xiang River basin
Hunan Province traversedByRiver Xiang River
linked to: Xiang River basin
Changsha locatedOnRiver Xiang River
linked to: Xiang River basin
Changsha river Xiang River
linked to: Xiang River basin
Shaoshan locatedIn Xiangjiang River basin
linked to: Xiang River basin
Xiang Chinese geographicCore Xiang River basin
Xiang Chinese namedAfter Xiang River
linked to: Xiang River basin
Xiang River basin drainedBy Xiang River
linked to: Xiang River basin
Xiang River basin flowsThroughRegion Xiangjiang River Valley
linked to: Xiang River basin
Xiang River basin historicalRegion Xiangjiang River basin
linked to: Xiang River basin
middle reaches of the Yangtze River hasTributary Xiang River
linked to: Xiang River basin
Xiangtan locatedOn Xiang River
linked to: Xiang River basin
Xiangtan majorRiver Xiang River
linked to: Xiang River basin
Xiangtan historicalRegion Xiang River basin
Hunan cuisine historicalCenter Xiang River basin
subject linked to: Hunan cuisine (Xiang cuisine)
Hengyang riverSystem Xiang River basin
Wangcheng County locatedInRiverBasin Xiang River basin
Yongzhou partOf Xiang River basin
Furong District locatedInRiverBasin Xiang River basin
Loudi locatedOn Xiang River basin
Xiao River riverSystem Xiang River system
linked to: Xiang River basin
Xiao River belongsTo Xiang River watershed
linked to: Xiang River basin
Lei River partOf Xiang River system
linked to: Xiang River basin
Lei River riverSystem Xiang River system
linked to: Xiang River basin
Lei River drainageBasin Xiang River basin
Lian River partOf Xiang River system
linked to: Xiang River basin
Shaoshan City region Xiang River basin
Xiangshui River partOf Xiang River system
linked to: Xiang River basin